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TIL During the 1960 campaign, Kennedy learned that a group of Kenyan students who had won scholarships to study at American universities didn't have enough funds to come. When Eisenhower refused to intervene, JFK arranged to have the Kennedy family foundation underwrite their travel

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YpRbB TIL that there is a road in Brussels called "Ceci n'est pas une rue" ("This is not a road") in honour of Rene Magritte
QND49 TIL about the towers of Bologna, around 80-100 towers built between the 12th and 13th century, with towers as high as 318 feet
Y7vwP TIL in the 1920s, a stunt performer and wing walker Gladys Ingle changed plane tires in mid-air, transferring from one aircraft to another without any parachute or safety harness.
VM9eZ TIL after the British government started pressuring hospitals to see emergency patients within 4 hours, there were occasions when patients were asked to wait inside ambulances until the hospital was sure that the patient cоuld be seen within the 4 hour limit, and only then would the patient come in
ENXx TIL India has been the largest troop contributor to UN missions since its inception